VLF/LF (Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency) Reflection Properties of the Low Latitude Ionosphere

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne I. Klemetti ◽  
Paul A. Kossey ◽  
John E. Rasmussen ◽  
Maria Sueli Da Silveira Macedo Moura
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere

Daytime observations of chorus emissions at low latitude

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Singh ◽  
U. P. Singh ◽  
Ashok Kumar Singh ◽  
D. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Resonance Interaction ◽  
Whistler Waves ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Energetic Electrons ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Transverse Resonance

Discrete very-low-frequency chorus emissions observed during the daytime at ground station Gulmarg (geomag. lat. 24°10′N) are reported. The generation of these emissions is explained in terms of transverse resonance interaction between whistler waves and counter-streaming energetic electrons. The theory is tested by evaluating different parameters.

scholarly journals Study of oblique whistlers in the low-latitude ionosphere, jointly with the C/NOFS satellite and the World-Wide Lightning Location Network

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 851-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Jacobson ◽  
R. H. Holzworth ◽  
R. F. Pfaff ◽  
M. P. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Automated Algorithm ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Vlf Waves

Abstract. We use the C/NOFS satellite's Vector Electric Field Instrument (VEFI) to study the relationship of impulsive electron whistlers in the low-latitude ionosphere to lightning strokes located by the World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). In order to systematize this work, we develop an automated algorithm for recognizing and selecting the signatures of electron whistlers amongst many Very Low Frequency (VLF) recordings provided by VEFI. We demonstrate the application of this whistler-detection algorithm to data mining of a ~ two-year archive of VEFI recordings. It is shown that the relatively simple oblique electron whistler adequately accounts of the great majority of low-latitude oscillatory VLF waves seen in this study.

scholarly journals Sub-ionospheric very low frequency perturbations associated with the 12 May 2008 <i>M</i> = 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2331-2336 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Maurya ◽  
R. Singh ◽  
B. Veenadhari ◽  
S. Kumar ◽  
A. K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Amplitude Fluctuation ◽  
Fluctuation Analysis ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Amplitude Variation ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Wave Channel ◽  
Potential Factors

Abstract. The present study reports the VLF (very low frequency) sub-ionospheric perturbations observed on transmitter JJI (22.1 kHz), Japan, received at the Indian low-latitude station, Allahabad ( geographic lat. 25.41° N, long 81.93° E), due to Wenchuan earthquake (EQ) that occurred on 12 May 2008 with the magnitude 7.9 and at the depth of 19 km in Sichuan province of Southwest China, located at 31.0° N, 103.4° E. The nighttime amplitude fluctuation analysis gives a significant increase in fluctuation and dispersion two days before EQ, when it crosses 2σ criterion. However, there was no significant change observed in the amplitude trend. The diurnal amplitude variation shows a significant increase in the amplitude of JJI signal on 11 and 12 May 2008. The gravity wave channel and changes in the electric field associated with this EQ seem to be the potential factors of the observed nighttime amplitude fluctuation, dispersion, and significant increase in the signal strength.

The Attenuation of Very Low Frequency Brain Oscillations in Transitions from a Rest State to Active Attention

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzannah K. Helps ◽  
Samantha J. Broyd ◽  
Christopher J. James ◽  
Anke Karl ◽  
Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke
Keyword(s):  
Brain Activity ◽  
Sampling Rate ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Default Mode ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interference Hypothesis ◽  
Mode Interference

Background: The default mode interference hypothesis ( Sonuga-Barke & Castellanos, 2007 ) predicts (1) the attenuation of very low frequency oscillations (VLFO; e.g., .05 Hz) in brain activity within the default mode network during the transition from rest to task, and (2) that failures to attenuate in this way will lead to an increased likelihood of periodic attention lapses that are synchronized to the VLFO pattern. Here, we tested these predictions using DC-EEG recordings within and outside of a previously identified network of electrode locations hypothesized to reflect DMN activity (i.e., S3 network; Helps et al., 2008 ). Method: 24 young adults (mean age 22.3 years; 8 male), sampled to include a wide range of ADHD symptoms, took part in a study of rest to task transitions. Two conditions were compared: 5 min of rest (eyes open) and a 10-min simple 2-choice RT task with a relatively high sampling rate (ISI 1 s). DC-EEG was recorded during both conditions, and the low-frequency spectrum was decomposed and measures of the power within specific bands extracted. Results: Shift from rest to task led to an attenuation of VLFO activity within the S3 network which was inversely associated with ADHD symptoms. RT during task also showed a VLFO signature. During task there was a small but significant degree of synchronization between EEG and RT in the VLFO band. Attenuators showed a lower degree of synchrony than nonattenuators. Discussion: The results provide some initial EEG-based support for the default mode interference hypothesis and suggest that failure to attenuate VLFO in the S3 network is associated with higher synchrony between low-frequency brain activity and RT fluctuations during a simple RT task. Although significant, the effects were small and future research should employ tasks with a higher sampling rate to increase the possibility of extracting robust and stable signals.

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